The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-27
MARTINS FERRY.
AL sorts OF Sows and Gossip-Tho New

AL Sorts Of Sews and ,Gossip-Tho New
ls -sl n Water Works. 5l.f
Miss Ada Jones left yesterday for Portland. 4
NJ I'd pracken, Of Allegheny, Is In tho city Wis.
/, Mortimer Williams returned homo last night
from Tuscarawas. TpdllE NJ ~ 'ltlIia n
. Nj Sei. f White has returned homo from two
Mrs. Mattle Archer, OF I,ellalrc, Is Visiting her
parents Mr., anu Ms. Charles Morris. n va
Misses Bessie Brady and Bessie q ,lnith and Mrs.
L. dtlllith left yesterday for ltondalc. sITE
Stephen Hopkins, j., will have natural gas In
MS WORKS aud residence In Woods addition. $3.50
The q. A. r. hall Is undctgsipg complete over.
hauling, and will DO leased Hgain for I've years.
Mrs.. f. Dithridge aud daughter, OF Pittsburgh,
are she guests OF Miss Annie +. Miller, OF Fourth
Sank Moore has Just finished handsome resi-.
dcnce Tor Mr.. David Dnrr!s on the hill back oil
t9wn. l9o-0. ~ WI ,rl7 - -'1'-Ta''
A meeting Of citizens will DO held In Town Hall
tdtfght. to Investigate tho water works workings
aud look after tho interests Of taxpayers. =
Mrs, George Robinson and daughter. BERTHE,
grnndly entertained the A. T. F, +, from hero last
evening, at their home In st. ClrlrSvillc. :
Mcssrs, William Bowman. Jim Runyon, selby
Rhodes, Dave Paxton and Willard Bailey, nGilefs
~ mo l&ughlin mill, leave today for the short
The Rcd Stockings will play tho Bellsire crack
nine. on Saturday. on the furnace grounds. DR.. A,
Il. ony Yesterday presented the Kca Stockings with
good base bail bat, rIf,l-T N . I, -
:, Yesterday afternoon while Ollie Bow, the North
Hanover street barber. and his assistant"
,MctGscuillng IN tho shop, bow hit "Charley" On
the head with bucket. inillciing d bad wound,
me blow was unintentlonal. aT.r7.
Monday evening quito a pleasant surprise was
gwen Miss Louisa seAbright by about twenty
couples Of her many friends. After tho surprise
was given the young lady At her residence back OF
IN lielllng's orchard, where good music was In
Waising, and he evening was most delightfully."-
passed Refreshments were served about ten
oe!oek; alter which tho dancing was kept up until
altGr midnight. The surprise was grand success,
and much enjoyment was derived by all present.
Since nothing Of late has been said In regard TO
Inc Pfo2ress made on the power house and the res.
cfvolr, trip was nude yesterday to both places,
and review Of the workings taken. At the relor.
voir things are going along In good shape and one
more week Will find the basin ready for the stone
wall lining and the stone bottom, Right here. II
may be said that when this basin Is cSmpletcl,it
VIII be one OF tho finest resorts for pleasure with rs
splendid view as one could wish for The south
wall OF tho basin Is banked up Of solid clay, sixty
feet through at the base with an eight foot drive
on Top. On the inside OF the drive will DO run a
slx,ioot cement walk. At the foot Of tho basin
wall twclscioos drive Is being made. running
clear around the wall. On each Side OF 1t will be
pl'nted strip OF water naples, where plenty Of
seats Will be placed, making 1t a desirable place
Tor pleasure seekers. Nearly three acres OF ground
are covered with the cut stone, ready 10 be
put In place as soon as the bottom Is cleaned
out short drive takes YOU down to the power
house, which IS fast approaching completion. A
ittc iisht.weight engine has been placed III posi-.
ton 70 shit the heavy stones 10 the different
places IN the piers aud three stones eau be placed
n position In less time than one but In by hand,
Eight feet more will complete the height OF The
which 10 finish the smaller one. Some fine sand.
stone is being placed IN these two piers. several OF
them containing from thirty.tive to thiry.seven
cubic feet Both departments Of the works arc I'M
4 tatr way to complication, and those In position
p know say they Will have water by October Two
Gorden 4: Maxwell pumps were ordered from
Hamilton. Ohio, Il few days ago aud they will be
shipped Immediately. Mr., 1Iorniag has put forth
all the energy he could command toward hurryine
the complication OF tho works, aud things arc now
beginning 10 assume shape.